Subrata Bhattacharya

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Subrata Bhattacharya
Personal information
Date of birth (1953-03-03) 3 March 1953 (age 68)
Place of birth Shyamnagar, West Bengal, India
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1990 Mohun Bagan 897 (67)
National team
1976–1988 India ?? (0)
Teams managed
Mohun Bagan
2007 East Bengal
2014–2018 United S.C.
2019 Mohammedan (Technical Director)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Subrata Bhattacharya is an Indian former footballer who played as a defender for the Indian national team and spent 17 years with Mohun Bagan as a footballer.[1] He was the stopper back for Mohun Bagan during 1975 IFA Shield Final when East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan 5-0, the biggest ever margin in Derbies. He won Indian National Football League for two times as a coach of Mohun Bagan. He is the father in-law of Indian captain Sunil Chhetri.[2] He was awarded the Arjuna Award in Football in 2019.[3] During his coaching career, he managed all three Kolkata-giants East Bengal, Mohun Bagan AC and Mohammedan Sporting.[4][5] He also managed Tollygunge Agragami in 2003.[6]

As player[]

Subrata Bhattacharya played for 17 years in Mohun Bagan (1974–1990). He became the Captain of Mohun Bagan in 1977; Mohun Bagan won the triple crown that season and became the first club to do so in Indian football history. He also led the side against a star-studded Cosmos team which had living legend Pele; both the teams shared honours as the match ended 2–2.[7]

The duel between him and Chima Okorie of East Bengal was a high point of Calcutta Football League in 80s, though he believes Majid Bishkar was the greatest foreigner to have played in Kolkata.

He was a pivotal part of the state team against PSV Eindhoven and Mohun Bagan in Mohun Bagans centenary celebration against a team led by Roger Milla.

References[]

  1. ^ Top 10 Bengali footballers in the history of Indian football Khel Now. Retrieved 12 September 2021
  2. ^ "I-League Division 2 : Mohammedan Sporting, Mumbai Tigers Start As Favorites". The Hard Tackle. 29 March 2013.
  3. ^ LIST OF ARJUNA AWARD WINNERS - Football
  4. ^ "Subrata Bhattacharya takes over on Mohammedan bench". Mohammedan Sporting Club official website. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  5. ^ MOHAMMEDAN SC SACK SUBRATA BHATTACHARYA archive.vn. Retrieved 3 July 2021
  6. ^ Season ending Transfers 2003: India Archived 17 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  7. ^ http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/mohun-bagan-to-felicitate-subrata-bhattacharya-and-prasun-banerjee-on-29th-

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